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Been using the 6666 since late October 2014. using an Audio technica pro8he headset being driven with an ART tube preamp, Yamaha gc2020 compressor limiter and Alesis Meq 230(I'm a musician and have the stuff sitting around). BBC quality audio reports and runs like a champ. Very nice sounding...

918, How's it going buddy? I wasn't on the mountain for the qso with 222. here at the base in the ditch. I run a moxon on the base as well at about 23' high. I can attest to the effectiveness of 222's dipole. he was running about twice the power I was running but it had more to do with...

I'll try and get you in the afternoon. Will be on the mountain shooting skip remote with the collapsible yagi on the truck. Happy T'Giving! I work 425,385 and qsy from there. Hit Australia from northeast US last Sat' on 475 with the 2 el yagi barefoot on the truck about 25-30W. If you hear...

I would say go for it. Here are approximate ratings on the coax you have. Looks like 500w is well within the limits of the 240. The diff in attenuation you prob' would never notice. Someone else could tell you what it translates to in S units. Here are the charts for them if you haven't seen...

What a thrashing on the mountain this afternoon. 45 mph gusts at least. Think I've figured out how to stabilize it in high winds using a gin pole(being a sailor I'm very familiar with that)off the back with 3 other guide lines. 2 to the sides(ends of bumper) and one to the front of the cap. Hit...

meant to add that if anyone is considering a beam, (new to me this past spring) don't forget to use a site like this: http://no.nonsense.ee/qth/map.html to get your QTH gridsquare #'s so you know where to aim the beam for where you want to transmit to. I use this and write the #'s down on a...

That's exactly how I hail! "Static Mobile! Be careful what you assume. Remember, assumption is the mother of all #u%# ups! But, then again, most hams would never know that as they're to busy gasping for air face down in their assumption filled bowls in their pompous little world. That's the...

Never said it works better! Did I? It is an option and has worked for me and others in diff' situations. Just a plane old fact whether you like it or not. Here's a little tidbit for ya. I was on the mountain this afternoon. Stepped the mast with the antenna on it. had the compass in hand and...

VK, good job!(y) I personally would have thrown that yagi in the trash. No offense intended of course. After speaking with my buddy in FL yest' I'm pretty much convinced that there is a really big diff' with what works on paper and the real world. I would have personally put up a hexbeam or...

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VK, be sure and let us know how that conversion turns out. Sure wish I could hit that division. The skip would have to be really rolling here as it usually begins around 7:30 ish a.m. and begins to die at around 5 p.m. Skip till ya drop there VK & all the best,

heck man, I'll just build ya one LOL. it's a daunting challenge but doable. The next antenna will def' be a cubical quad. now that will be fun! Buy the materials and we'll make a weekend out of it! Cheers and Beers! I just love that phrase! lol

Success! Many contacts to CA, pacific NW and everywhere in between. F/B seems good. Noticed when I got in the car running the sirio 5000 the noise level increased substantially as it should being vertical. Gain seems substantial as most stations were running considerably more power than I was...

Thanks VK for your input. Very informative. Testing begins today so no idea at the moment. 126, thanks so much for the offer! Appreciate it my friend. I wouldn't want anything to happen to it so hold onto it for now. It will prob' be my next investment anyways. Depending on how it goes I might...

Ya! Fingers crossed! I hope it talks as well as it listens.

R U Kidding? That is downright FUGLY! LOL Embarrassing actually.I hope it works better than it looks. The ears were really good even sitting 5 feet off the ground in the driveway while tuning it. Was gonna do just a dipole but I'm spoiled by my Moxon. Heading up the mountain to an abandoned ski...

Put together this 2 element yagi for shooting skip on the mountain with the car. Should have made up a quad from my conversation with a buddy from FL. We'll see how it goes tomorrow. Match is perfect at .385-.555 at swr flat. No movement in the needle. Anyhoo, it breaks down in seconds compact...

Problem solved! Wired up a headset mic from a broken communicator. Used a band from a shot pair of headphones. Hot glue'd everything together. No need for the preamp. Direct into the radio. Now, off to build the 2 element collapsible Yagi for the remote setup on the mountain. Shouldn't take more...

Back to the drawing board! Getting a lot of rf interference on the receive. Isolated it to the power feed to the preamp from the inverter. Everything I've read says forget it. The cheap inverters are notorious for that. Everything works great on the base. Completely hands free w/the headset mic...

Yeeehaaa! Foot pedal is done as well as the remote PTT for the shifter knob in the car. Actually used the existing switch from the Bearcat mic. Wired 2 pig tails with 1/4 inch female jacks for the foot pedal to the switch. Used a 3/4" pvc tube about 1.5 inches long to house the switch. Used...